Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 633 | 764 | 939 | 1689 | 3003 | 2765 | 2669 | 2434 | 1780 | 1463 | 1121 | 835 | 821 | 1004 | 1003 | 1398 | 1223 | 854 | 530 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.79m | 2:56AM1.68m | 3:21PM1.81m | 3:35AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.37m | 9:00AM0.28m | 9:30PM0.33m | 9:42AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 580 | 633 | 764 | 939 | 1689 | 3003 | 2765 | 2669 | 2434 | 1780 | 1463 | 1121 | 835 | 681 | 496 | 416 | 336 | 157 | 195 | 530 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 16 | SE 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 40 | 55 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | — | 113 | 57 | 151 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 78 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 53 | 85 | 200 | 151 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 152 | 374 | 756 | 821 | 1004 | 1003 | 1398 | 1223 | 854 | 63 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 36 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 216 | 276 | 184 | 81 | 81 | 145 | 163 | 27 | 30 | 145 | 3 | 0 |
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